Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Linton
Kitchen extract cleaning across Linton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Poor airflow at the canopy
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Linton
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers vertical risers, extract fans and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are a system with no record of a TR19 clean and an extract that no longer clears the smoke. Most calls from Linton come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Most kitchens in Linton fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Work in a small place like Linton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Linton (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Linton businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Grease, kitchens and Linton
There are about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Linton, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Food hygiene inspections in Linton are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Linton falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Stoneacre is about 3.8 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Nicholas Church or elsewhere in Linton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Linton is about 3 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Linton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, Linton included. Linton is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: ME17. We cover sites on Wheeler's Lane, Vicarage Fields and Linton Hill and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Boughton Green (1 mile north-east), Loose (1 mile north), Boughton Monchelsea (2 miles north-east), Wierton (2 miles east) and Park Wood (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (3 miles north), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Tonbridge (10 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Linton
In Linton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bull Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is East Farleigh station, roughly 2.8 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (2.9 miles north) and The Mall Maidstone (3.9 miles north).
Linton questions
Can you get to a site in Linton?
Yes, Linton is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Linton during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Linton, the Food Standards Agency lists about 5 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Somewhere as small as Linton, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Linton
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Linton
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
Nearby places to Linton
What else we do in Linton
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Linton?
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Oakwood Hospital is the nearest hospital to Linton, about 3.7 miles north.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of insurance